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In North Central Florida, where climate change denial is stronger, climate change efforts were starting to be visible in 2020 in Gainesville, Alachua County, St. Augustine and Jacksonville. [84] In Broward County's Oakland Park, drainage installed with a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant prevented damage to 400 homes during Hurricane Irma. [85]
In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated that 70% to 90% were at risk of “long-term degradation” if global temperatures rose by 1.5 degrees Celsius and that 99% would ...
Few local governments account for climate change magnification of rainfall, but Broward County is planning for rain events to be 20% more extreme in decades to come, and the water management ...
Climate of Florida. Köppen climate types of Florida, using 1991–2020 climate normals. The climate of the north and central parts of the U.S. state of Florida is humid subtropical. South Florida has a tropical climate. [1] There is a defined rainy season from May through October when air-mass thundershowers that build in the heat of the day ...
Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear from state statutes under legislation signed Wednesday by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that also bans power-generating wind ...
The climate of the United States is shifting in ways that are widespread and varied between regions. [4][5] From 2010 to 2019, the United States experienced its hottest decade on record. [6] Extreme weather events, invasive species, floods and droughts are increasing. [7][8][9] Climate change's impacts on tropical cyclones and sea level rise ...
Florida needs to address climate. Three articles referencing climate change in the May 17 Post highlight the discordant message of politics surrounding this issue.
Senate Bill 1624 by Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa, and House Bill 1645 by Rep. Bobby Payne, R-Palatka, rewrite Florida energy policy to eliminate state goals to address the impacts of climate change ...